R5

Named person for care plans

Muckamore Abbey Inquiry · Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report · Issued 18 June 2026 · Addressed to: Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Executive

Government responseNo response yet

DeliveryNo statement from Health and Social Care Northern Ireland or Northern Ireland Executive found

Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation

Any service user with a learning disability should have a named person (a key individual) responsible for their care plans and this person should be involved in and record the discussion with the family and the discussion with any relevant MDT and sign off the final decision. (And see Recommendation 99).

Muckamore Abbey Inquiry, Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report · 18 Jun 2026 Source PDF →

Government response

●No formal government response recorded

The Index has not yet recorded a verbatim government response to this recommendation.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from Health and Social Care Northern Ireland or Northern Ireland Executive has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.

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